Unit 9: Boom to Bust 1920 - 1939
Topic 3-4: Great Depression
and New Deal Notes
Stock Market Crash Review
 Prices inflated from
_____________________ and
_______________________________.
 Stock sell-off spins out of control on
Black Tuesday
 Billions lost in one day!
What do you think the man in the cartoon
means in his answer to the squirrel?
Deep
thoughts
President Hoover…..thanks for nothing
 Does _________ to stop the Depression
 The Federal Reserve (the national bank)
does ___________ to help the economy
 (It could have put more $$ into circulation)
 _______________________ wins the 1932
election
FDR – Democrat from NY
Name: _________________________
Block: _________________
Date:__________________
Bank Failures
 _________________________
_________________________
________________
 No insurance against bank
closings.
 Thousands of banks close.
Who were the heroes of the 1920’s? What’s
the difference? Why do you think that is?
The only thing
we have to fear is
fear itself! - FDR
Makes the most
of his first 100
days in office.
It’s 1932 and the Depression has been going on for 3 years. If you were FDR (or part of his “brain trust”, the
smart people he hired), what program(s) would you put into place during your first 100 days in office? (That
is the time when Congress is most likely to pass your programs without a fight.)
Type of
Program
WRITE
BIG
Purpose
- Immediate help
- ___________ and
support
- Relief programs
- Help bring parts of the - Changes to laws
economy out of the
- Permanent programs
depression _______
to avoid another
________
________________
- Restart demand
Examples
Picture to
help me
remember
In my own words, what was the DUST BOWL and why did it happen?
What were some of the criticisms of the New Deal?